IP Library Granted Patent US 7,359,011
Granted Patent B2
US 7,359,011 · App. 10/810,483 · Granted Apr 15, 2008

Reflection-type liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 7,359,011
App. No.
10/810,483
Granted
Apr 15, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

To suppress a decrease in the contrast caused by the reflection on the interface to the air layer without decreasing the quality of display. A reflection-type liquid crystal display device includes a light guide plate having a polarizing element stuck or adhered thereto on the side facing a reflection-type liquid crystal display panel, a source of light arranged on an end surface side of the light guide plate, and the reflection-type liquid crystal display panel arranged maintaining a predetermined gap relative to the light guide plate, wherein a light-diffusing function is imparted to the surface of the reflection-type liquid crystal display panel on the side facing the light guide plate.

Claims (7)

1. A reflection-type liquid crystal display device comprising:

a light guide plate having a polarizing element stuck or adhered thereto on the side facing a reflection-type liquid crystal display panel, the polarizing element maintaining a predetermined air gap relative to the reflection-type liquid crystal display panel;

a source of light arranged on an end surface side of the light guide plate; and

a light-diffusing function imparted to the surface of the reflection-type liquid crystal display panel on the side facing the light guide plate,

wherein the reflection-type liquid crystal display panel has a rough surface on the side facing the light guide plate, and a haze (H) defined as an index represented by a ratio of a diffusion transmission factor (T d ) and a total light ray transmission factor (T t ) is given by:

H[%]=(T d /T t )×100,

the haze being less than 50%.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 016345/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2005
From: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016345/0310 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2004
From: HAMADA, TETSUYA; TASHIRO, KUNIHIRO; SUGAWARA, MARI; SUZUKI, TOSHIHIRO; YOSHIDA, HIDEFUMI
To: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015565/0618 →